...autism spectrum disorders." The authors are now examining how we might develop this sensitivity to the subtle cues that define gender, ethnicity and identity. Children and adults generally aren't explicitly taught how to make these judgments; it seems to be an automatic process. "Adults show large varia...

...n ongoing study, the European Youth Heart Study is examining the nature, strength, and interactions between personal, environmental, and lifestyle influences on later risk of these diseases. As part of this study, European researchers questioned 1,921 children from three regions in Portugal, Estonia and Denmar...

... nationwide trial is recruiting people for a study examining whether earlier treatment of HIV will improve hepatitis C treatment outcomes," Kim says. "Part of this study will investigate how earlier treatment may affect immune responses. It also will be important to follow the impact of loss of HCV control o...

... measures. This analysis suggests that rather than examining quality by disease (e.g., AMI, CHF, or pneumonia), it might be more useful from a quality improvement perspective to examine quality measures according to functional roles in the hospital. They created composite measures in the areas of treatment and...

...ily complex puzzle, and many other researchers are examining different aspects of prostate cancer biology and treatment. Patients should consider enrolling in clinical trials and other research protocols to help us better understand how prostate cancer grows and which patients most likely to benefit." Wong co...

... clinical and epidemiological researchers to begin examining whether routine use of anti-inflammatory agents had any effect on a persons risk of developing several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. "Since then, studies have indeed shown that at clinically releva...

...ely half as likely to have hepatic steatosis.After examining patient characteristics and their responsiveness to treatment, the authors report, "insulin resistance and fibrosis are important and obesity and steatosis may be less or not as important." The results may have been confounded by patients taking o...

...lowing individuals from an early point in life and examining their risks for disease. Life course studies are particularly well positioned to examine the interplay of genetic and environmental risk factors - the key to understanding many complex diseases....

...o further develop surgical techniques. We also are examining the protection the implants might provide to the retinal cells that are dying due to disease progression with the hope that natural sight can be maintained much longer than would be possible in an untreated patient." Narfstrom, the Ruth M. Kraeuch...

...en much interest and growing scientific literature examining how lifestyle factors such as physical activity, e...dy, researchers set out to answer that question by examining the diagnostic records of 184 patients who came to Baycrest's Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic between...

COLUMBUS , Ohio -- One of the few studies examining methods to help homeless youth found that a comprehensive intervention program can indeed dramatically improve their life situation. The six-month study of homeless youth in Albuquerque found that teens who completed the program significantly redu...

...e latest phase of a RAND Corporation study that is examining the impact neighborhoods have on children and fami...blood pressure, cholesterol levels, breathing, and examining levels of stress hormones. The L.A. FANS study was designed to update and expand past research abou...

...verity of a patient's primary disease, but by also examining the number and severity of patients' other diseases. In studying how care influences outcomes, researchers accounted for the unique ways in which doctors and other clinicians tailor individual patient care to the patients' dynamic medical needs. ...

... through TrialNets natural history study, which is examining the immune and metabolic events that precede diabetes symptoms. Screening involves a simple blood test for the autoantibodies that signify diabetes risk. Individuals enrolled in the natural history study are closely monitored for diabetes developme...

...s thought to indicate cartilage loss, and also by examining symptoms. The authors conclude: "Physical activity can be done safely without concerns that persons will develop OA as a consequence." In another study in the same issue, researchers led by J.N. Belo of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherla...

...ys of the measurement. "Our results suggest that examining the fetal adrenal gland at the time a woman is evaluated for symptoms of preterm labor, may have major beneficial clinical implications," said first author Ozhan Turan, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sc...

...merits attention. "We are not aware of any studies examining the impact of the onset of the war on both stress levels and blood pressure of military offspring," Dr. Barnes says. There is evidence of the impact of environmental stress on blood pressure and heart rate, important indicators of cardiovascular he...

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